Effects of laughing, smiling, and howling on mood

Psychological Reports

Volumn 91, Issue 3 PART 2, 2002, Pages 1079-1080

  Neuhoff, Charles C ^a   Schaefer, Charles ^a  

^a FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMOR; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PERSONALITY TEST; VOICE;

ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAUGHTER; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SMILING; VOICE; WIT AND HUMOR;

EID: 0036982656     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2002.91.3f.1079     Document Type: Article

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